News & Updates

News & Updates

Book News: July 2020

February 8 @ 7:37 am

A Bookshop in Berlin: The Rediscovered Memoir of One Woman’s Harrowing Escape from the Nazis by Francoise Frenkel“It is the duty of those who have survived to bear witness to […]

Book News: June 2020

February 8 @ 7:37 am

Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard Millard’s singular combination of history, adventure, and detailed research consistently deliver […]

Book News: May 2020

February 8 @ 7:37 am

Midnight in Chernobyl : The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham The explosion on April 26, 1986, at the Chernobyl, Atomic Energy Station in what […]

Book News: April 2020

February 8 @ 7:37 am

Black House by Peter May A shocking murder occurs on the Isle of Lewis, an island within the Outer Hebrides archipelago off the coast of Scotland. It appears to be comparable […]

Book News: August 2020

February 8 @ 7:37 am

Dear Readers by Susanne Dominguez Dear Readers, My goal in writing the PCL Selections is to introduce more obscure, but worthy books to readers who may not be familiar with […]

The Science of Shadow Puppets, Poetry-Writing, and Shadow Puppet Creation

February 8 @ 7:37 am

July 13-25, Matt Sandbank presents The Science of Shadow Puppets, Poetry-Writing, and Shadow Puppet Creation. To get the most from these workshops, the following materials will be helpful: cardstock (empty […]

Children’s Book News: July 2020

February 8 @ 7:37 am

When talking to your children about race and racism, there are many children’s books that may spark the conversation. Below are a few. Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline WoodsonSuggested ages: […]

Children’s Book News: June 2020

February 8 @ 7:37 am

With curbside pickup now being available at the Placitas Library, I would like to focus on the many new books that have been added to the children’s collection during our […]

Children’s Book News: May 2020

February 8 @ 7:37 am

Since the library building is closed, I thought I would draw your attention to the hundreds of children’s books that are available thru OverDrive. OverDrive is a service offered to PCL […]

Children’s Book News: April 2020

February 8 @ 7:37 am

With the closure of schools along with so many public venues, I have decided to postpone the April Book News I was just about to send in. Instead, I thought […]